Umbrella-rib.



No. '782,231 PATENTED FEB. 14, 1905. S. S. FRETZ & P. G. YEAGLEY.

UMBRELLA RIB.

APPLIoATIoH FILED JUNE e. 1904.

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N o. 782,231. Patented February 14, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL S. FRETZ AND FRANK C. YEAGLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO S. S. FRETZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

UNIBRELLA-RIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 782,231, dated February 14, 1905 l Application filed June 6, 1904. .Serial No. 211,230.

To r1.2/ whom it may concern: of the same, producing practically a rib with Be it known that we, SAMUEL S. Fnn'rz and a four-ply end of integral construction. FRANK C YEAGLEY, citizens of the United It will be seen that there is a plurality of States, residing in the city and county of Philpieces or leaves between the side members and 40 adelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have inventintegral with the body of the rib, whereby ed a new and usefulImprovement in Umbrellathe end of the rib is vastly strengthened and Ribs, of which the following is a specilicaits durability correspondingly increased. tion. n Various changes may be made in the details Our invention consists of an umbrella-rib of construction shown without departing' from 45 l IO having means interposed between the sides of the general spirit of our invention, and we do an end portion thereofl for reinforcing' said not, therefore, desire to be limited in each ease portion and vastly increasing the strength and to the same. durability thereof. Having thus described our invention, what Figures I and 2 represent views of oppowe claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- 50 site sides of the end portion of an umbrellaters Patent, is-

i'ib embodying our invention. Fig. 3 repre- 1. In an umbrella-i'ib of the character sents a section thereof on line c a', Fig'. 2. stated, a reinforce for an end portion thereof, Fig'. -I represents a section on line j/ y, Fig'. 2. composed of leaves which are interposed be- Similar letters of reference indicate corretween the sides of said portion and integral 55 2O spending parts in the figures. with the same.

Referring to the drawings, A designates an 2. An umbrella-rib having' a four-ply tip umbrella-rib, and B designates a plurality of end composed of side members and a pluralside members with eyes at the tip end thereity of leaves intermediate of said members, of, which, excepting the features of our insaid members and leaves having' registering` 60 vention applied thereto, are of usual coneyes therein and said members and leaves be- Y struction. Interposed between said side meming integral. bers is the reinforce C, the same consisting An umbrella-rib having a four-ply end of a crimp or trough pressed out 0f or struck composed of side members and leaves interup from the metal of the rib and extending mediate thereof, said members and leaves be- 65 Q in the longitudinal direction thereof, said ing integral.

crimp or trough forming a plurality of pieces SAMUEL S. FRETZ. or leaves of the metal of the rib between the FRANK C. YEAGLEY. eyes and having opening's therein registering Vitnessesz with the pivot-receiving openings of said CHAs. E. MILLER,

eyes, said side members and crimp being CITAS. H. CoLEs,

pressed together, thus reducing the thickness ISAIAII W. Crizoss. 

